Saturday, October 19, 2013

Reel Works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90b7pJIpnnM&feature=player_embedded

I found this video on the Reel Works page. 

1.What do you like about the digital story?
 
I enjoyed that it was about a topic I found interesting.  I have always wondered how people kept dogs in a place like New York city.  I have three dogs and live on a 25 acre farm so I know that my dogs have plenty of room to roam.  I just felt like the person did a wonderful job showing many sides of how people get dogs in the city and how important shelters are in the city.
 
2.What did you learn from the digital story?
 
I learned that there are more dog parks in the city than I originally thought.  I also learned that many people volunteer to help dogs in shelters. 
 
3.What surprised you about the digital story?
 
I didn't find anything surprising with the exception of the pet store owner having access for so many dogs to sell.   With so many puppy mills being stopped and so many peple being prosecuted for hoarding animals that he can still obtain so many animals to sell.
 
4.How did the digital story provide an example of how digital storytelling can build self esteem, help young people voice an opposition to social problems, or create an alternative to stereotypes of adolescents typically portrayed in mainstream media?
 
I think this showed how many people see children getting a pet and not taking care of it.  In many cases with puppies a kid will get the dog and parents end up taking care of it or taking it to the shelter.  The young lady talks about how she was distraught that something happened to her dog and that she felt the city was not the right place to own a dog.  She was showing a different level of maturity.

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